Mythbuntu is released!

The Mythbuntu team and myself are proud to present the first stable release of Mythbuntu. This release is based upon Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon). We would like to thank everyone that has volunteered to help make Mythbuntu reach where it is today.

Please see the Release Notes for more information on improvements from the unstable releases this cycle.

Downloads & Upgrade instructions are available on the downloads page.

Features

• Frontend can be run from the live CD
• Complete installations(Backend, Frontend, Backend/Frontend, etc)
• Xfce4 Desktop Environment
• Easily upgrade from Ubuntu Gutsy to Mythbuntu
• Custom Mythbuntu MythTV theme
• GUI setup of LIRC
• Setup MythTV optimizations through MCC

Digg it at http://digg.com/linux_unix/Mythbuntu_7_10_Release_Final

Remote Wonder II on Mythbuntu

With lirc I’m told this actually appears under ATI/NVidia X10 RF (userspace) even though that refers to the 1st model. If someone is able to try it and let us know that would be grand.

OpenSG Packages for Ubuntu

UPDATE: Opensg has been accepted for the hardy release cycle and backports will be forthcoming hopefully.

Using the personal package archives over on launchpad I’ve created feisty and gutsy packages for OpenSG. The packages which are built are:

• libopensg-core1 – Base and System libraries for users
• libopensg-core-dev – Base and System libraries for developers

• libopensg-qt1 – WindowQT libraries for users
• libopensg-qt-dev – WindowQT libraries for developers

• libopensg-windowx1 – WindowX libraries for users
• libopensg-windowx-dev – WindowX libraries for developers

• libopensg-glut1 – WindowGLUT libraries for users
• libopensg-glut-dev – WindowGLUT libraries for developers

• opensg-tools – fcdEdit and actorEdit
• libopensg-doc – User and developer docs

The scripts used to build it are in the source package so if you apt get them. A launchpad team has also been created to help manage the packages along with providing a team to assign bugs with the packages to when reporting them.

To install OpenSG you’ll first need to add the ppa your /etc/apt/sources.list file.

For Feisty Fawn :

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/opensg/ubuntu feisty main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/opensg/ubuntu feisty main restricted universe multiverse

For Gutsy Gibbon :

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/opensg/ubuntu gutsy main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/opensg/ubuntu gutsy main restricted universe multiverse


Ubuntu 7.10 Released

The latest version of Ubuntu was released today, code named Gutsy Gibbon.

Here are a few posts about it:

http://blog.tonyyarusso.com/planetubuntu/ubuntu-710-gutsy-gibbon-is-released-official/

http://www.advogato.org/person/Burgundavia/diary/162.html

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/16/ubuntu_7_dot_10/

The press release is below,

Ubuntu 7.10 Released, Delivering the Best of Open Source Software

LONDON, October 15, 2007 – Canonical Ltd. announced today the upcoming availability of version 7.10 of the Ubuntu Server, Desktop, Kubuntu and Edubuntu Editions. All will be available for free download on Thursday 18 October. Canonical is the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu.

Ubuntu makes no distinction between community and enterprise editions, Ubuntu 7.10 is our best work and is available freely to all. Ubuntu has consistently ranked #1 in reviews of security update responsiveness and effectiveness. The Ubuntu platform is fully certified and supported, making it a secure choice for users looking to explore, deploy and enjoy Linux. Ubuntu 7.10 brings together the best open source and free software available in a stable, robust environment that ‘just works’.

‘We are privileged to have millions of users running Ubuntu every day”. commented Jane Silber, COO of Canonical UK. ‘This gives us great insight into what they want from a free, Linux-based platform. Ubuntu 7.10 is another milestone in delivering on these requirements on the desktop and server.’

Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop Edition adds an enhanced user interface, improved hardware support, multiple monitor support and integrated desktop search. Additional information is available at http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-desktop710.

Ubuntu 7.10 Server Edition features improved functionality, manageability, pro-active security and hardware compatibility and delivers a rapid deployment platform for developers and businesses. Additional information is available at http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-server710.

New versions of Kubuntu and Edubuntu, derivatives of Ubuntu aimed at KDE enthusiasts and the education community respectively, are also being released at the same time. Additional information is available at http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-family710.

About Canonical and Ubuntu

Canonical, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, is headquartered in Europe and is committed to the development, distribution and support of open source software products and communities.

Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users around the world. Ubuntu will always be free to download, free to use and free to distribute to others. With these goals in mind, Ubuntu aims to be the most widely used Linux system, and is the centre of a global open source software ecosystem. For more information visit http://www.canonical.com or http://www.ubuntu.com.

Mythbuntu 7.10 Release Candidate

The Mythbuntu team and myself are happy to announce the Release Candidate for their 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) release.

This release is mainly a ‘bug fix’ release, where the majority of the bugs that were listed for the 7.10 Beta release have been fixed.

New Features

• More optimized builds of mythtv
• Support for adding medibuntu packages directly from mythbuntu-control-centre

Upgrading from Beta

Users who would like to upgrade their Mythbuntu beta setups can do so via standard apt methods. Some users however, have encountered a bug during this process causing multiple instances of network manager to appear. To resolve this, users must do this:

• rm -rf ~/.cache

Feedback

We’d like to hear success (and failure) stories. Please feel free to make posts on our forum at http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=301
If you are curious of what hardware has been working for people, there are two sticky threads at the top discussing this.

Downloads

The ISO is available here:

i386 Builds

MD5sum
Torrent
Direct Download

AMD64 Builds

MD5sum
Torrent
Direct Download

Digg it

Mythbuntu beta and forums

Myself and the Mythbuntu team are pleased to announce Beta 1 of Mythbuntu-7.10. Together with this release, we’re opening the gates of our very own Mythbuntu forums. Please feel free to discuss and seek help with Mythbuntu.

Highlights include:

• Xfce based setup. No more openbox, it’s not even installed on the disk
• Network Manager included. You can do wifi networks both during and
  after install with ease.
• When quiting mythfrontend, you are brought back to an Xfce desktop.
  You can administer the machine from here and change all settings.

The full feature set and download links can be found here.

Mythbuntu beta screen shots

So the screen shots for the Mythbuntu beta have been uploaded to the site, which must mean a new release is on it’s way.  Noticeable within the screen shots is a switch of window manager from Fluxbox to XFCE which should feel alot more comfortable to many users.